channels down on eurobird 1 28e

wod

Regular Member
Joined
Aug 7, 2005
Messages
4,213
Reaction score
238
Points
63
My Satellite Setup
1m channel master, jaeger smr1224, Inverto black ultra twin, technomate tm-1500ci, broken receiver vantage x221ci, New additions Skybox F5s and technomate tm-5402 HD arriving soon.
My Location
yorkshire
has anyone else noticed the channels on eurobird 1 are saying no satellite signal received.

seems there is a problem with eurobird 1 then ?

wod
 

Mostie

Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2008
Messages
8
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
56
My Satellite Setup
AZBox, TM9100S, Vantage X211 usb, H-H mount, Televes 1.1mtr, inverto black ultra.
My Location
Central Scotland
signal is coming and going
 

Robbo

Retired Mod
Joined
May 17, 2007
Messages
6,424
Reaction score
5
Points
38
Age
57
Website
www.mbcsatellites.co.uk
My Satellite Setup
TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM2200 motor, Channel Master 1.2m motorised, TD110 dish Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT
My Location
Gravesend,Kent,UK
Yep,seems so wod, I'm getting nothing on my minidish, however on the 1m I'm getting a seriously weak signal and just getting a piccie on some tps, eg 11642V, but weak.

EDIT,
checked again.

Now seem to be OK at the moment, see if it goes again.
 

totoxj

Member
Joined
Jul 25, 2009
Messages
20
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
77
My Satellite Setup
Panasonic 42 in plasma
fortec star 4200
SKY+
Sky talk and Broadband
old compaq computer
My Location
n.ireland
i'm only getting the BBCs,the ITVs the 4s and 5,most of the rest are down,this happened during the week also.
 

Robbo

Retired Mod
Joined
May 17, 2007
Messages
6,424
Reaction score
5
Points
38
Age
57
Website
www.mbcsatellites.co.uk
My Satellite Setup
TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM2200 motor, Channel Master 1.2m motorised, TD110 dish Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT
My Location
Gravesend,Kent,UK
Yeah, well those channels are not on Eurobird1, they are on Astra 2D, so not surprising that they are not affected.

Didn't notice a problem during the week though, but still OK right now.
 

totoxj

Member
Joined
Jul 25, 2009
Messages
20
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
77
My Satellite Setup
Panasonic 42 in plasma
fortec star 4200
SKY+
Sky talk and Broadband
old compaq computer
My Location
n.ireland
The BBCs etc. were breaking up and coming and going about 40 minutes ago but are alright now.
 

PaulR

Dazed and Confused Admin
Staff member
Joined
Jun 28, 2003
Messages
18,023
Reaction score
4,046
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
-----------See sig-----------
My Location
Wirral, NW UK and Vaucluse, France.
totoxj said:
The BBCs etc. were breaking up and coming and going about 40 minutes ago but are alright now.
As Robbo says they're on Astra 2D not on Eurobird.

There have been reports of 2D reception changes in the fringes such the Canaries but not in the UK area.
 

Big Ed

Member
Joined
Feb 23, 2009
Messages
51
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
46
My Satellite Setup
Satellite: 88cms DiSEqC motorised dish (self-installed) covering 62E - 37.5W; Technomate TM6900HD Super Combo & TM5400 via IF loopthrough. Also fixed 70cms Raven dish (monoblock 13E / 19E) as backup.
My Location
Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK
I'm glad to read this because I thought there was a problem with my setup!

I have a motorised 88cms dish down here in Sussex. At about 11PM last night (Saturday 12 September) all the Eurobird 1 channels that I flicked through were missing.

There was a very weak signal from several EB1 transponders, but it was unusable. This morning the EB1 channels were back, but even about an hour ago I was watching the quality bargraph fluctuate wildly between about 58% and 73%

Could it be a problem with the satellite itself or with the uplink station? Could it be weather-related somehow? Doubt it as it's been nice UK-wide this weekend!
 

woborny

Specialist Contributor
Joined
Apr 5, 2008
Messages
1,108
Reaction score
294
Points
83
Age
51
My Satellite Setup
1.8m Dish, most Sky and Freesat receivers, 80cm on Illusion motor and Dreambox DM7025, TDT, TDT HD, Ariva 100e,
My Location
Gandia, 70kms south of Valencia, Spain
Still no zonethriller or moviesfor men and a few others...

EDIT: 13.44 looks like they are all back now.
 

Analoguesat

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Messages
50,739
Reaction score
11,220
Points
113
Location
Scottish Borders
My Satellite Setup
TM 5402HD
Sky+ UK.
My Location
Scottish Borders
At a guess EB1 depointed for some reason. cant see any obvious official comments on it so far.
 

Zorba

Regular Member
Joined
Jun 13, 2003
Messages
2,201
Reaction score
7
Points
38
Age
63
My Satellite Setup
3m(28.2E),1.5m(19.2E.13E,10E),1m (4W ,7W)1m (?).diseqc 10,sky plus,VU+,telergy iptv.
Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm.
My Location
Limassol, Sunny Cyprus
I had no signal on comedy central +1(127) earlier tehn it came on, but i dont know which transponder its on or if other channels were affected.
 

Huevos

Satellite Freak
Joined
Sep 11, 2008
Messages
6,036
Reaction score
1,273
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
57E to 58W, C-band and Ku, DVB-S2, 4:2:2 and blindscan.
My Location
38.5ºN, 0.5ºW
Zorba said:
I had no signal on comedy central +1(127) earlier tehn it came on, but i dont know which transponder its on or if other channels were affected.
It's on 11546H and 12643V. Seems normal to me.
 

Zorba

Regular Member
Joined
Jun 13, 2003
Messages
2,201
Reaction score
7
Points
38
Age
63
My Satellite Setup
3m(28.2E),1.5m(19.2E.13E,10E),1m (4W ,7W)1m (?).diseqc 10,sky plus,VU+,telergy iptv.
Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm.
My Location
Limassol, Sunny Cyprus
Well its working fine now. Checked on manual tuning and we cant get 12.643V. 11.546H is okay
 

Analoguesat

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Messages
50,739
Reaction score
11,220
Points
113
Location
Scottish Borders
My Satellite Setup
TM 5402HD
Sky+ UK.
My Location
Scottish Borders
This has been reported on DS forum by a member called Strathclyde. He is MD for one of the small channels and his info is normally spot on. I was correct with my depointing analysis :D
GlobeCast has been in constant contact with Eutelsat, the satellite operator since yesterday evening and Eutelsat has confirmed that the satellite is currently unstable within its orbital position. This is resulting in the fixed uplink antennas being unable to constantly transmit to the satellite accurately causing intermittent loss to all services. GlobeCast are at this time awaiting further information from Eutelsat who are working on resolving the issue as soon as possible and as soon as we have further information, a further update will be provided.
 

rolfw

Believe it when I see it Admin.
Staff member
Joined
May 1, 1999
Messages
38,292
Reaction score
1,615
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Technomate 5402 HD M2 Ci, DM7000s, Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Promax HD Ranger+ spectrum analyser.
My Location
Berkshire
That sounds quite serious, is there enough redundancy at that location for channel migration, should the problem not be easily resolved?
 

Lazarus

Retired Moderator
Joined
May 29, 2009
Messages
27,078
Reaction score
8,664
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
80cm Motorised.
Several small Dishes.
Much else.
My Location
North York Moors
One would hope that potentially catastrophic failure modes have been considered as part of the operational plan: but Eutelsat are not exactly over-represented by clearly identifiable craft up there. At least SES-Astra have more shuffle room, which is probably no consolation!
 

pgh13

Specialist Contributor
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
1,688
Reaction score
414
Points
83
Age
72
My Satellite Setup
XTrend ET8000, Dr HD 15, PC/twinhan combination. 80cm dish. GBPVR with 2 DTTV cards +hauppauge Media MVP +Raspberry Pi running XBMC
My Location
Midlands UK
Have to send a man with a van then :)
 

A nonymous

Member
Joined
Sep 24, 2006
Messages
3,586
Reaction score
913
Points
113
I suppose they could shunt the slightly dodgy W2M over to 28.2e if EB1 does go completely tits up :D

Lets face it, theres hardly anything of importance thats been broadcast off it at the moment anyway :p

:-beer

Nano
 

Huevos

Satellite Freak
Joined
Sep 11, 2008
Messages
6,036
Reaction score
1,273
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
57E to 58W, C-band and Ku, DVB-S2, 4:2:2 and blindscan.
My Location
38.5ºN, 0.5ºW
nanochickin said:
Lets face it, theres hardly anything of importance thats been broadcast off it at the moment
I like Extreme Sports... There is quite a bit of stuff but most is +1.
 
Top